BUG: Plague Rats - the Bloated Rat

[krogareq]

<DIV>I believe this is a legitimate bug regarding Plague Rats at adept3, specifically regarding the Bloated Rat.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was duoing with another Necro who was kiting a tundra terror in EF.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I noticed that after a while, maybe due to total movement, maybe to time, my Bloated Rat stopped attacking the mob and instead parked it's butt near me.  As you can see below, my spell had almost 2 mins of remaining duration and it was only the Bloated Rat that this was happening to.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This doesn't seem to happen often in groups or on raids, so I'm guessing it has to do with kiting.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can someone else replicate or explain this?  I think we need some Dev Attention on this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Screenshot below.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1066901/rats2.JPG"></DIV>

[Tin_Tinne]

<DIV>I had this exact problem but it was with one of the lesser rats and not the big bloated rat. I cast the spell and 2 rats ran off to attack the mob and the other just sat next time as if it was a pet that hadnt been told to attack.</DIV>

[Gomora_Toad]

<DIV>I've had the same problem with my Shadowknight's "pet" (same deal as the necro rats/dogs, but only summons one pet instead of two or three) recently. I call the thing out, it attacks for a bit, then stops. It even stuck around after combat had ended once, and followed me around like a fluff pet. Unfortunately I have no idea what causes this, it's been pretty random for me - happens at random times in the duration of the spell, sometimes while I'm holding still, sometimes while I'm moving the mob around a lot, etc. Argh.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Occasionally, if I dance around with the mob a bit, the SK pet will reposition itself and start attacking again. Maybe that will work for the rats too, til this bug gets fixed<FONT size=3>.</FONT></DIV>

[gr8scott]

<P>Here is an earlier discussion on this bug.  Everfrost & kiting are themes it seems...</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=30&message.id=8373" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=30&message.id=8373</A></P> <P> </P> <P>Greatscott</P>

[ablepharo]

This is not just on Test or Beta, this happens to me on live all the time. One or more of the rats stop attacking and come back to me.

[Tinantier]

never noticed this before, but i was aggro kiting tundra terrors in everfrost last night and about half way through, 1 rat would peel off and stand by me, then another and the 3rd - also, my pet stopped attacking, but in his case, I could send him back in - so it seems to be an issue with pets, not just the rats.  Happened nearly every time I did a tundra terror or one of the heroic storms - normal mobs were fine as they dont last that long. <div></div>

[Mephli]

<DIV>Ok.... I know everyone wants to read about test and the new skills (not sure how I feel about new master choices), but this is deff something that needs fixed.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was in Harclave (fighting the ^ skelly right below the main chest) and after about 20 sec of chewing the skelly, Mr. bloated left combat and started cleaning his whiskers beside me. /whishes he could siphon rat </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I first saw this happen in EL with my pack hounds (kiting nightbloods) I was a little sceptical, then in EF with the tundra terrors it was just annoying.  It gets to the point I just manually cancelled the rats after 2 of them are crowding around me.  At first I thought it was something put in to [Removed for Content] the swarm pets for kiting, but now I'm pretty sure its a problem.... /sigh</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In short I bugged it..... another on the list</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>          </DIV>

[KBern]

Maybe I have not had enough coffee yet but why does your dmg text show "rottinn brutehounds" but your rats are up, not the dogs???

[krogareq]

<P>I was duoing with another necro and since the Rats don't stack, he switched to dogs.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>